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一拜路 號八十月六英排香 MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1934.
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MYSTERY
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STARTLING EVIDENCE
AT INQUEST
THE DEATH OF MADAME GUERRA
Somewhat startling evi. dence
the given at Was Kowloon Magistracy this afternoon when an inquest opened concerning the death of Madame R. G Alves-Guerra.
was
It was revealed by Dr.
Philip Court
that
two
Hitler the
the Dreamer:
Signar Mussolini suapped in con- versation with King Victor Emanuel,
bullets passed through the, victim's brain, a fact that THREE
passed unobserved until સ
post-mortem examination)
was made.
The doctor also stated that,
there was no singelng of the hair,
the
or Acorching of the skin, elgus that would normally accompany firing of a revolver close to the head.
It will be recalled that Madame Guerrn was found shot In her room at the Peninsula Hotel in the evening, of May 29, the dis-; covery of the shooting botng made by Mr. Alves-Guerra, the Fortugu cse Consul-General, ind a hotel boy.
DOCTOR'S EVIDENCE.
Dr. P.F.S. Court told the Coroner (Mr. Wynne-Jones) that Madame
MEN
BURNED ALIVE
TERRIBLE SCENE IN HAVANA
MOB REVENGE ON KILLERS
(Special to "Telegraph")
fly Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphía Also apre Ordinance,
Beceived June 12.15 p.m.)
1891.
Havana, June 17.
Interpretations Conflict
WHAT EXACTLY
WAS AGREED?
NO SOLUTION REACHED ON AUSTRIA
ROME SPECULATION
(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messager ‘Ordinance, 1894. Ricèeived, June 18, 9.30 a.m.)
Rome, June 17.
Conviction is growing in circles usually well informed about Italian diplomacy that much loss was achieved in the Venice conversa- tions between Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini than the world at large has been led to suppose.
Surprise has been furnished, too, by the difference in the German and Italian interpretations of what results were achieved, a fact which seems to confirm that no cut and dried decisions were reached. Signor Mussolini is now resting at his seaside house at
Riccione.
ITALY OPPOSED TO POLITICAL BLOCS
Now that the dust of the meeting of the nation's will. of Signor Mussolini with Herr Hitler has cleared, it is emphasised that although Italy and Germany
General Weygand, Chief of the General Staff of the French Army, who is going to Moscow to witne the
Red Army manoeuvrEGU. The
| news is regarded as further illustra
tive of the Franco-Russian rapproche- ment.
HITLER'S CHALLENGE
BLUNT SPEECH AT GAU
FILM STAR KILLED
LEVEL CROSSING SMASH
HAL SKELLY'S TRAGIC END
New York, June 17. Hal Skelly, the well-known Hollywood song and dance star, was instantly killed to- day in a motor smash at West Cornwall, Connecticut.
Skelly was crossing a railway line at a level crossing and a train collided with his car at high speed, completely wrecking the vehicle.
The victim had a long stage and film
POLISH MINISTER MURDERED
Isolation Camps As A Sequel
Warsaw, June 17: Following the example of Germany and Austria, the Council of Ministers have passed a decree which will be promulgated to-day establishing isolation camps for individuals who are a menace to public ordor...
This closely follows the assassination of the Minister of the Interior on June 12, of which the Polish Nazis are suspected.-Reuter.
career. He made his debut MR. S. H. DODWELL
at fourteen after he had run away from home, and toured all
over, the United States in the following years with circuses, fairs, vaudeville. musical comedy and the like.
AL one time he was' acrobat dancer and monologue artiste for a travelling medicine show.
He went to Hollywood after making his name on Broadway. He made his film debut in "The Dance of Life" and Inter had parte In a variety of films including "Woman Trap," "Behind the Make- Up" and Follow Through."— Reuter,
AND A HORNET'S NEST
COLONY'S FREE PORT STATUS
POLITICAL PAWN
MIND YOUR OWN HAVANA AGAIN A which he has addressed to the
BUSINESS
(Special to "Telegraph"),
(De Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphis Mes
Ordinance,
Received JEPI. 13, 12.10 p.m.)
Rap+4
Berlin, June 18.
June
LOVE OF PEACE: "Limitless as is our love of peace, and little as Germany de sires war, yet we will fanatically Hitler when addressing a A sharp speech by Herr
honour. We have done the most
Alves-Guerra-was-admitted to the Three youths... apparently have undoubtedly drawn nearer uphold German freedom and convention of the Nazi Party
Kowloon Hospital at 7.20 p.m. on Communist supporters of May 29 and died at 6.30a.m. the the ex-President, Dr. Grau {san Martin, opened fire with
following day without, recovering consciousness.
together, the fact must not be interpreted as directed against
France.
The patient was suffering from a machine-gun this after-Signor Mussolini was concentrat A bullet wound in the head. the 'entrance being at the left temple noon upon sixty members of
and the exit at the right.
It was not renlised at that time that there was a second wound on the left temple, in which the bullet made use of the same exit.
There
entrance were two wounds and one-exit wound, a fact which was discovered when a post-mortem examination made.
One of the wounds was shaped.
Was
star-
the ABC organisation.
The ABC organisation was parading in demonstration of their loyalty to President Merdicts, on whose life an attempt was made on Friday, when seven of their number fell killed under the hall of bullets from the machine-gun. Terrible scenes were afterwards witnessed.
Italian eireles declare that ing upon securing the minimum of European political union,
AUSTRIA DEFIES SOLUTION. According to Measagero, all the solutions proposed for treatment) of the Austrian problem-from anchsluss to the restoration of the Hapsburg monarchy--were shown to be impossible.
It is also revealed that the meet- ing of the two Fascist statesinen The assailants were trapped by exposed bir dlíferenceя in Ina infuriated mob in an autome-character and outlook between the
bite. They touched matches to
two Dictators. There were no signs of scorel:- the petrol tank and the three ing of the skin or singeing of the killers were burned alive.
THE SECOND SHOT.
Both bullets Injured the
possible for the pacification of the at Gau is considered here to world. We have educated our be a direct reference to the people not merely in self-regard of others.
the same spirit."-Reuter.
"Let other national leaders show
but also in regard for the rights Franco-Russian bloc project. "The more the world speaks of bloc-building," declared Herr Hitler, "that much clearer do we Peresive that one must have con- sideration for maintaining one's own.strength.
BARTHOU TO VISIT LONDON
Secret Berlin Envoy In Paris
"We have forged no blocs with or against other peoples, but we must take care that, one day, blocs do not annihilate the German peo- iple and cheat it out of the benefits
of its inner work.
to an invitation from Mr. Ramsay intensely
Signor Mussolini. practical, tried to concentrate al- tention of hard facts.
GERMANY'S AIM.
we
BATTLEFIELD
TEN KILLED AND 50 INJURED
Mr. S. H. Dodwell forwards us the following copy of a letter Hon. Sir William Shenton on the question of the retention of. the Colony's free port status;
Dear Shenton, as you pear to think, a high protective tariff is the only alternative "free portatatus," then 1-am satisfied that the Colony's Inter- Havana, June 17.
ests will be beat served by re- The attempt on the life of Presi- maining no shu is. I had no such
grave rioting, the outcome of a Brewery -spooch,~~-~- dent Mendieta. Inflaming public drastic change in my mind when passions, was followed to-day by alluded to the subject in my clash between rival political party I believe that there are Indus- demonstrators.
tries, and not merely cottage The streets resembled a battle-ones, that could be developed in fleld and for two hours the situa- the Colony, but little can be done was entirely beyond the in that direction for fear that control of the authorities.
Ten were killed and fifty seri-will eventually decide to treat Great Britain, and the Dominions ously injured in the outbreak.us as a foreign country employ- Reuter.
ing so-called swanted inbour, The Dominions do already. I see no reason why we should not at any rate be treated as 11 British Colony employing Ho-called sweated labour and accorded pre- ference as regards protective duties over foreign countries com- factory regulations are very severn ing under the same category: Our
tion
PROTECTIVE TARIFFS
IN CANTON
Chamber of Commerce Recommendations
for the Far East.
ONLY A PAWN7 Canton, June 17. Serious consideration is being the lasue or must we just remain Can we do anything to force given to the proposals for setting a pawn in the game, liable even up new protective tariffs in Canton. to have such industries as we A meeting of the Executive have alrendy developed shut down Council of the Chamber of Comby a stroke of the political pen? murce has recommended high addi-
Paris, June 18. M. Barthou, the French Foreign Minister, la paying a special visit to London next month in responso
"When someone says to us. If MacDonald,
you National Socialists want Conversations will extend over quality for: Germany then two days, July 9 and 10.
must arm ourselves, then we can It is revealed that von Ribben-only say, As far as we are con trop, Herr Hitler's special discerned you can do that for we have Questioned by the Coroner. Designat for outbreaks of violence dreamer, inclined to your into the Paris ander the greatest secrecy fall others will also lose the inten- articles and leather goods among We are treated as tainted with it armament commissioner, visited | no intention of attacking you.tional duties on matches, artificial enviable position on the question We only want to be so strong that silk goods, thermos flasks, metal of this so-called shveated labour. during the Venice Hitler and Mussolini and gave Mtion of attacking us. meeting of Barthou a detailed account of Germany's demands on the sub- Ject of armaments.
hair. brain. The first might have been
suffelent to cause death..
MANY KILLED.
The shocking affair
Was
the
HITLER THE DREAMER. Hitler revented himself an
clouds.
⭑
all over the city, and in twenty-
Court expressed the opinion that four hours, the death-roll of the
it might be possible for a persoa Radleals in their terrorist
CRM
to recover consciousness after apaign against the ABC was nineried bullet had passed through the men and three women.-United front, portion of the brain.
Presa.
The possibility was suggested
that Madame Guerra may naval
shot herself, recovered conscious A.P.C. OIL STORE
ness, and then shot herself
scrond time.
MR. KURAMOTO GOING HOME
SAILING FOR JAPAN ON WEDNESDAY
藤
EXPLOSION
DISASTROUS FIRE
Tho
AT WEI NAN
Cases
Slanfu, June 18. A message from the Wol Nan District, east of Sianfu, states that a disastrous fire occurred in Shanghal, June 18.
that district on Saturday follow- Mr. Kuramoto'a wife and three Ing an explosion in a store-house chrilden arrived in Shanghai this. belonging to the Asiatic Petroleum morning and Immediately went to Company. the hospital where Mr. Kuramoto
stock of 6,000 In atill detained.
of petroleum The family is leaving for Japan flames and was destroyed.
Immediately burst into on Wednesday aboard the Nagasaki Maru-Router.
to premises in close proximity; the Are lasted eighteen hours bo- * In the Contral Magistracy thin fore it could be brought under morning, a Chinese woman, charged control. with an hawking offence, was givon The damage suffered by the the option of a fine of si, two days Asiatic Petroleum Company is imprisonment, or confiscation of her estimated at about $130,000.- goods. She chose to go to prison...... Central News, –
oth flames quickly aprond
on
Considering, therefore, that the principal conversations were car
In German without witnesses of any kind, it it not
A HITLER HOMILY, surprising that there are differ-
Herr Hitlor bluntly told foreign M. Earthout, it is learned, in-statesmen that the world would be ences in interpretation between formed von Ribbentrop that Ger- much better off if each nation the Italians and the Germans as many must first return to Reuter Special. to what exactly was agreed.League and resume her place at
the minded its own business. the Disarmament Conferenco and own house and I would like to "We have enough to do in our then France would impartially suggest that other people also have examine her caso-Router.
work enough at home. I believe that if other statesmen would de- vote part of the diligence that they" have given to events outside their nations to the inner life of their people, this earth would be much better."-iled Press.
HITLER MAKES A
- SPEECH
No Plots Hatched. In Venice
RECORD PUBLIC DEBT IN U.S.
Berlin, June 18. Herr Hitlor was given a wonder- END
ful ovation on his return to Berlin from his visit to Signor Musso-;
nl.
+
INGRAM MURDER
OF WAR FIGURE
PASSED Washington, June 17. REWARD OFFERED BY The Nuzl leader made his frat
The public debt of the United speech ainee meeting Mussolini States Ens reached a now record
GOVERNMENT when passing through Gera, in of $27,005,000,000, exceeding the Thuringia, on his way to Berlin.former highest of $20,000,000,000
Peking, June 18. He said: ...."We have hatched no plots with
ion August 81, 1919.
Prosidant Roosevelt's estimate mont has offered a
The Hopei Provincial Govern-
reward
of
or against other nations, but we for June 80, the end of the finan-$2,000 for evidence leading to the have ensured that nobody else's cial year was 129,847,000,000, but apprehension of the rabber res plots will destroy the German there is a balance of 32,739,000,000 ponalble for the murder of Dr. nation.
which was accumulated in the J. H, Ingram, th "Our strength will not be so goneral fund to meet extraordinary much expressed in cannons or emergencies between tanks, but rather in the unanimity September 16--Rouler
now and
This is in addition to the reward personally offered by Gòn, “Ifö Ying-ching-Router.
n
We appear in rather an un
other things.
The Provincial Government ap and especially British trade in the and at the same time our trade, pears to view the
proposals Colony, has suffered more from mpathetically-Central News,
the importation of goods produced under its conditions than any- thing else.
U.S. INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK
GOODS PRICE DECLINE EXPECTED
Washington, June 18, Industrial production is expected. to bo twenty per cent. below normal by August, and manufactured goods probably will decline in price dur ing the next few months.
No further dollar devaluation is: expected, although nitimato in- flation is indicated.
with long-range outlook uncertain. The short-range outlook is fair. -Per Swan, Culbertson and Frite.
OCCASIONAL RAIN
Pressure is highest over the Pacife to the East of Japan and relatively low over China generally and the Pacle to the east of Luzon. A depression is crossing South Blanchuria on an easterly track. Local forecast:-9 W. winds, fresh, aqually; cloudy with ocensional rain.
Incidentally I would liko to show you over, one of the Colony's so-called awented labour factories. You would, I think, be rather (Continted on Page 4).
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